In the early days, top health officials warned that face masks weren’t effective. Now, masks are the backbone, with vaccines, of the global virus containment strategy. Fifteen days to stop the spread, the original shutdown in spring 2020, has turned into a vicious two-year debate over stay-at-home policies.
The government rushed to buy ventilators. It pumped billions of dollars into purchasing more than 100,000 units in spring 2020 only to realize that doctors were having success with other…
